Too Busy to Work (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
November 17, 1939Release Date
Too Busy to Work (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
November 17, 1939Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
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Cast & Crew.

Jed Prouty
John Jones

Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones

Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones

Florence Roberts
Granny Jones

George Ernest
Roger Jones

June Carlson
Lucy Jones

Billy Mahan
Bobby Jones

Joan Davis
Lolly

Chick Chandler
Cracker McGurk

Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Randolph Russell

Andrew Tombes
Wilbur Wentworth

Marvin Stephens
Tommy McGuire

Irving Bacon
Gilligan

Helen Ericson
Betty

George Kelly
Writer

Harold Goodwin
Raymond

Howard Lindsay
Writer

Hooper Atchley
Charles Carter

Sherry Hall
Anbruster

George Melford
Dugan

Eddie Acuff
Stage Manager

Edwin Stanley
Frazier

Jack Green
Policeman

Paul E. Burns
Tavern Keeper

Chester Clute
Springer

Eddie Dunn
Truck Driver

Wesley Giraud
Messenger Boy

Gladden James
Clerk in Drugstore

Dave Morris
Baxter

Harry Strang
Policeman

George Watts
Jailer

Fred Kelsey
Hank Fidler

Otto Brower
Director

Robert Ellis
Writer

Helen Logan
Writer

Stanley Rauh
Writer

Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer

Fred Allen
Editor

Richard Day
Art Direction

George Dudley
Art Direction
Media.

Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Too Busy to Work is a 1939 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, and Kenneth Howell. It was one of the Jones Family film series.
Jones Family.
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